By measuring the concentration of phosphoric acid in the blood, the new test could help improve early detection rates of depression if performed during regular medical checks, according to the study.

The study, which was masterminded by the medical research group Human Metabolome Technologies (HMT), showed that patients with depression had a lower
concentration of what is known as ethanolamine phosphate.

Researchers were subsequently able to diagnose depressed patients on this basis with an 82 per cent success rate.

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Remember, tests are done to determine the cause of your symptoms or disorder. Since the blood goes around the body, it can carry traces of the illness you have wherever it is, brain, hands, feet, anywhere within your body. Next time a doctor explain the results of your blood test, don’t be shy to ask for explanations, indications and what does those names and numbers mean…